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Rogues, like Autolycus in the Winter's Tale or Sir John Falstaff.
Professional fools, like the Fool in King Lear, Touchstone in As You Like It, Feste in Twelfth Night, or the Fool in All's Well that Ends Well.
Dimwits like Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing, Launce in Two Gentlemen of Verona, Mistress Quicklyor Old Gobbo in Merchant of Venice.Clowns or innocent fools like Peter in Romeo and Juliet or the Porter in Macbeth.
Sharp-tongued servants like Lucetta in Two Gentlemen of Verona, Moth in Love's Labour's Lost, Maria in Twelfth Night, orBiondello in Taming of the Shrew.
"Humorous men" like the melancholic Jaques in As You Like It, people whose characters were dominated by one characteristic.
Most of these types were drawn from the Commedia dell'Arte which created a variety of comic archetypes.
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What kind of friendship was popular theme for shakespeare plays?
The kind of friendship that was a popular theme for Shakespeare's plays was romantic friendship.
What kind of works did William Shakespeare produce?
Poetry and plays.
What are three kind of plays that Shakespeare made?
Comedies, tragedies and histories.
How has commedia dell'arte influenced western drama today?
The style used in Commedia Dell'Arte is still used in sit-coms today and also in plays such as 'Waiting For Godot'; this play uses the same kind of slap-stick comedy, where the characters are not always 'being funny', however they are funny because they don't realise they are being funny. This is very similar to some of the characters in Commedia
What kind of entertainment was performed at the Globe theatre?
Theatrical plays, for instance many of Shakespeare's.
What shakespeare characters have an aside as his or her first line?
Hamlet! (A little more than kin and less than kind)
What kind of people watch Shakespeare's plays?
All sorts of people all over the world.
Who are the characters in ''it's kind of a funny story''?
The main characters in "It's Kind of a Funny Story" are Craig Gilner, a teenager who checks himself into a psychiatric hospital, his roommate Bobby, fellow patient Noelle, and Dr. Minerva, his psychiatrist. The story follows Craig as he navigates his time in the hospital and learns from the experiences of those around him.
What kind of entertainment was in London in the 1600?
plays were londons only sorce of entertainment ,thats how Shakespeare came to be.
Why is Duck Dynasty so awesome?
Duck Dynasty is so awesome because the characters are one of a kind and they are really funny! :)
What kind of people were not allowed to act in Shakespeare's plays?
It was unlawful for women to appear on stage in Shakespeare's day. (People couldn't imagine women getting on stage except for some kind of striptease) The women's parts in all plays performed before 1660 in England, whether by Shakespeare or by one of the many other paywrights of the day, were played by boys.
What theaters have Shakespeare's plays performed at them?
Most theatres that are not specifically dedicated to one kind of entertainment will, sooner or later, find themselves home to a play by Shakespeare. That is because Shakespeare's plays are so popular that most acting companies want to put them on, and most actors want to play in them.
